NICE has recently been joined by some new kids on the block. Some problems are sufficiently wicked to need a few runs rounds of the block, so is there anything to be re-cycled from the...

There remains a vast chasm between research and policy, partly because the ‘wily policy fox’ and the ‘prickly research hedgehog’ rarely work together from the start, according to Adrienne Skelton who leads on evidence at Macmillan Cancer Support. But...

The following two-part video was produced as a virtual keynote address for the Ontario Education Research Symposium, Canada (18-20 February, 2014). Sandra Nutley and Huw Davies were asked to talk about their provocation paper on ‘What...

Evidence from Nesta UK on Vimeo.

  A dearth of clear, relevant and reliable research evidence continue to block the use of research, according to a study of 145 research papers on evidence use. Difficulty finding and accessing this research, is also a...

  Phil Bradburn, an Audit Manager at the National Audit Office, suggests four recommendations to encourage greater uptake of evaluation within government based on the NAO report published in December 2013. Government spends some £800 billion...